On 17/03/2010 09:51, Russ Allbery wrote: > Philipp Kern <[email protected]> writes: >> On Tue, Mar 16, 2010 at 04:23:11PM -0700, Randall Donald wrote: > >>> We generally go with the latest version at the time of freeze and then >>> build a kernel module package that is compatible. Other than that is >>> there something else you are asking about? > >> You mean regardless of 9 RC bugs opened against the package? That even >> sounds like "please force the newest upstream versions into squeeze >> regardless of any packaging bugs", or do you want to release with the >> current version in testing? > > Generally, the problem with RC bugs against nvidia-graphics-drivers are > just lack of team manpower so far as I can tell (as a user but not someone > involved in the team). Each time I look at them, most of them should be > downgraded (#523879) or just closed (#534873, #561239, #549869, #548840), > or while a bug are probably no longer relevant enough to really be RC > (#558369), or ones that I've never been able to reproduce despite building > the package all the time (#416594). > > The problem is mostly people not having enough time for bug triage and > cleanup. Very little of that high RC bug count represents any serious > problem with the current packages in unstable other than reflecting that > lack of time.
I agree with this statement. I have been investigating the packaging of nvidia-graphics-drivers and most bugs are unreproducible on my machines with 190.53. I had scheduled some time for bug triaging but due to an unexpected trip to China (and preparation for it) I had to delay. However, there is a critical security bug on nvidia-kernel-common very easy to fix that has to enter testing. PS: I am not formally part of the team, not being a DM/DD. But I do have an interest in joining it since I do the maintainance for many different machines almost all with nvidia GPU. -- Jean-Christophe Dubacq -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: http://lists.debian.org/[email protected]
